The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is slowly making progress, and one step it hopes to place ahead is by bringing Ian McKellen aboard.
Earlier this 12 months, in Hollywood’s quest to infinitely capitalise upon pre-existing IP even when perhaps we must always simply go away issues alone generally, it was introduced {that a} new Lord of the Rings movie is on the best way, very particularly about, uh, Gollum. A brand new Lord of the Rings movie is not all that stunning, although the selection of focus may be, however apparently each Andy Serkis and Peter Jackson have been desirous about it for fairly some time. In fact, not a lot has been confirmed in regards to the movie simply but, together with casting, however based on everybody’s favorite model of Gandalf himself, Ian McKellen, the actor has really been approached to reprise the function.
Talking with the Massive Problem (through BBC Information), McKellen famous that “Enthusiasm for The Lord of the Rings exhibits no signal of abating.” He continued, “I am unable to inform you any greater than that. I’ve simply been instructed there are going to be extra movies and Gandalf will probably be concerned and so they hope that I will be enjoying him. When? I do not know. What the script is? It isn’t written but. So, they higher be fast.” Chatting with the BBC, he did additionally make it clear that he is “not letting anybody else placed on the sharp hat and beard if I may help it.”
In fact, McKellen may not be fairly conscious that there is a sturdy likelihood Gandalf will present up in The Rings of Energy, however nonetheless, on the subject of the flicks, it is clear that he is nonetheless the primary alternative. At 85 years previous, the actor nonetheless has a want to proceed appearing, explaining to the BBC, “I shall simply hold at it so long as the legs and the lungs and the thoughts hold working.” So so long as he is nonetheless going, you’ll be able to hopefully count on to see him in The Hunt for Gollum, which could not even find yourself being known as that (and ideally will not be).